The UK independent, professionally-led haemovigilance scheme

Welcome to SHOT

The UK independent, professionally-led haemovigilance scheme

SHOT is the United Kingdom’s independent, professionally-led haemovigilance scheme. Since 1996 SHOT has been collecting and analysing anonymised information on adverse events and reactions in blood transfusion from all healthcare organisations that are involved in the transfusion of blood and blood components in the United Kingdom. Where risks and problems are identified, SHOT produces recommendations to improve patient safety. The recommendations are put into its annual report which is then circulated to all the relevant organisations including the four UK Blood Services, the Departments of Health in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and all the relevant professional bodies as well as circulating it to all of the reporting hospitals. As haemovigilance is an ongoing exercise, SHOT can also monitor the effect of the implementation of its recommendations.

Joint statement from the MHRA and SHOT

SHOT and the MHRA have produced a Joint Statement about our plans to work together to find ways to clarify, simplify and rationalise haemovigilance reporting in the UK.